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Alberta prosecutors drop public health violation charges against rodeo host, pastor
Pandemic-era public health charges have been dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church, as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions. GraceLife Chur...
Aug 31, 2023
Overdose awareness advocates hope to end stigma, humanize victims
Ending the stigma around overdoses and the people it impacts; that is the central message that paramedics and doctors are hoping to communicate on International Overdose Awareness Day.International Ov...
Aug 31, 2023
'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior camp
GOLD BRIDGE, B.C. - About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls "persist...
Aug 31, 2023
NLSD short 20 teachers ahead of school year
The Northern Lights School Division is approximately 20 teachers short for the upcoming academic year.Director of Education Jason Young explained that is comparable to 2022 with vacancies spread out a...
Aug 31, 2023
Federal Liberals appoint interim ethics commissioner after six-month vacancy
Ottawa has appointed an interim ethics watchdog, more than six months after the last permanent commissioner retired. The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner released a statement...
Aug 31, 2023
A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down
HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail. The law, approved by the Republican-contr...
Aug 31, 2023
Ongoing cost-of-living crisis should trigger another housing benefit payment: Singh
OTTAWA - The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. Singh was in Soo...
Aug 31, 2023
Canada's LePage sets sights on Olympic gold after historic world decathlon title win
Pierce LePage has one more mountain to climb, one more goal to reach. The Whitby, Ont., native made history on Saturday, striking gold in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships. He b...
Aug 31, 2023
Government still reviewing ways to respond to Emergencies Act inquiry recommendations
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is working on a new approach to protect the security of critical trade and transportation corridors in response to recommendations f...
Aug 31, 2023
Missouri judge says white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge has ruled that an 84-year-old man will stand trial for shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teen who went to the man's house by mistake. Judge Louis Angles ruled Thurs...
Aug 31, 2023